As we reminisce on a phenomenal 2007, 2008 most definitely promises to be hugely inspirational one! Ian and I saw the new year in the best style as we were asked to play alongside house music legends Trevor Fung, Alan AKA and Danny Rampling at South London's best underground venue, Plan B. The night was absolutely rocking from start until finish, we enjoyed it so much that we will now be hosting our 3rd Anniversary Dance Party for Pret at Plan B on Saturday 23rd February 2008 - BE THERE!

I had the pleasure of going down to London's original house venue, Ministry of Sound. The Soul Heaven crew were putting on a good show with the legends that are Master at Work Little Louie Vega and Kenny 'Dope' Gonzales. My good pal Thomas Breslin hooked us up to get in the booth and see the Masters get busy, and by gosh they were amazing! Thanks Tom! It was a great night at Ministry of Sound, the crowd were loving the good vibes all night long until the early hours of Sunday morning. Neil Pierce, Aaron Ross and Phil Asher also did a good job rocking the crowd getting them warmed up for The Masters at Work.

I'll be heading back to Ministry of Sound on February 2nd with Danny Rampling and Ben Brophy to check out New York superstar DJ, David Morales. On sunday we'll catch up with David to ask him a few questions about the house music scene and where it's going, should be a good one. I'll let you all know how that goes.

It seems that as we enter the 20th anniversary of dance music, the music scene in London is still very much healthy at not at all on the decline. Despite falls in vinyl sales and the increase usage of mp3 downloads, Ableton, Serato and CDs, the vibe is still very much alive. Please let me know that how you may perceive your music scene and how the decline of vinyl has affected the house music scene, or even the music industry in general. Please post a reply.

As for my label Pret A Ecouter Music, our very own Ian Morbey will be releasing his first track under Pret A Ecouter Records. We can't wait to get the party underway as we've invited Sankey's resident and up and coming producer Alex Shafunkers to come and support, plus our very own Danny Daws will be on the case laying down the grooves! We have a whole lot great stuff for you for 2008, so watch this space.

Classics Chart for Feb 2008

As it's 20 Years of House I've gone the opposite way and have dug out some classics that you may love that I'm certainly laying down at the moment. Some of which I've made my own re-edits.

1) A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
2) Lil Louis - Frenck Kiss
3) Adonis - No Way Back
4) Daft Punk - Burnin
5) The Nervous Track - Nuyorican Soul
6) Dark & Long - Underworld
7) Kings of Tomorrow - Finally
8 ) Phuture - Acid Tracks
9) Energy Flash - Joey Beltram
10) Mood II Swing - Rushin'

You can get a few of those classics from beatport.com

Some of you may know that I'm also very passionate about personal development and growth. Some of you may have set up some goals this year but may have a little trouble of how to achieve those goals. Here is a quick tip on goal setting that Ian and I use all the time and always proves to help us in the right direction.

GOAL SETTING:

Unlike setting a new years resolution, business people are keen on setting goals in order to achieve success.

1) WRITE down your list of goals (These are not just material goals, think of your relationships, health, financial etc)

2) WRITE a date, when you want to this happen

3) WRITE down 'WHY' you want these goals. The reasons WHY are very important.

4) PLACE this list somewhere that you can see and review daily.

Don't worry about HOW you will achieve your goals, once you have listed them you will become more conscious to what you want to achieve and you will take ACTION.

This skill must be repeated, we are all creatures of habit, so we must repeat this skill over and over for this to become a habit and part of our lives.

I'm currently reading a book called 'Think and Grow Rich, by Napoleon Hill'. Let me tell you that this book has certainly changed my life in terms of how to do business and I seriously recommend it to anyone.

That's it for now folks, may the start of 2008 be a great one for you all, I will endeavor to fill you all in on my journey in the next few weeks on how the interviews and events go.

Adios!

ps Pret AEcouter Music at Plan B, Saturday 23rd February 2008 - Dont miss it!

Jerry Frempong

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